IAM Vol 18 Issue 7

News

• London theatre legends honoured by royalty
• Toks Dada unveils his first Southbank season
• New pan-European string music festival launched 
• Nigeria and China to get ambitious new performing arts venues
• London’s Royal College of Music named the world’s best performing arts education institution
• Australia’s arts sector gets funding boost
• Drama school’s sudden closure causes confusion and outrage……but a rival college offers a lifeline to students

Cover feature

A cultural landmark: 60 years of Hong Kong City Hall

Feature

Way Out West: Celebrating 25 years of one of the biggest events in the UK musical calendar – the Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Competitions update

News from some of the leading performing arts competitions

Previews

Forthcoming events to investigate

People

Who’s moving and where